Hoosiers Fall at Auburn, 6-1

Saturday, February 18

Auburn, Ala.

3 P.M.

Indiana University

0-2

Auburn

2-0

Indiana

Auburn

2/18/2023 6:00:00 PM | Baseball

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AUBURN, Ala. – A pair of two-run innings staked Auburn to an early lead on Saturday (Feb. 18) in front of a sellout crowd inside Samford Stadium-Hitchcock Field at Plainsman Park as the Indiana baseball program dropped a 6-1 decision in the middle game of the series.

Two runs each in the third and fourth innings pushed Auburn (2-0) out to an early lead and two more in the sixth made it 6-0 in favor of the Tigers. Indiana (0-2) got its lone run in the seventh inning to account for the final margin.

Senior Phillip Glasser chipped in his second straight multi-hit game and was on base three times in the second game of the series. He started the game with a leadoff base hit, doubled in the fourth inning and reached via hit-by-pitch in the sixth inning.

Sophomore Brock Tibbitts and freshman Devin Taylor each chipped in hits in the seventh inning, with Taylor getting his first career hit and RBI with a base hit up the middle. Senior Hunter Jessee reached via walk in the game to move his reached base streak to 21 games dating back to 2022.

The loss went to Ty Bothwell (0-1) with two runs allowed on three hits over 2 1/3 innings of work in the start. He struck out four and walked two in the game. Four relievers worked in the game for IU, with sophomore Cooper Hellman striking out one in a scoreless inning and graduate student Wes Burton throwing a scoreless eighth.

Auburn leadoff hitter Bobby Peirce had three hits, three RBIs and two runs scored in the game, while Bryson Ware chipped in two hits, was hit-by-pitch and scored one run. Ike Irish drove in a pair of RBIs and was on base three times in the game. Joseph Gonzalez (1-0) picked up the win with five scoreless innings and just two hits allowed.

Scoring Recap
Bottom Third
A leadoff walk was followed by a base hit and sacrifice bunt to put two runners in scoring position with one out. Ike Irish delivered the on-out, two-RBI double to left-center field to open the scoring against starting pitcher Ty Bothwell.
at Auburn 2, Indiana 0

Bottom Fourth
The first two batters reached base and a sacrifice bunt moved them into scoring position for Bobby Peirce, who singled through the right side of the infield for a two-RBI knock.
at Auburn 4, Indiana 0

Bottom Sixth
Caden Green singled to start the inning and Peirce doubled down the left-field line to score him from first. Cole Foster followed with an RBI single to extend the Tigers' lead.
at Auburn 6, Indiana 0

Top Seventh
Brock Tibbitts singled up the middle to start the inning and moved to second on a two-out walk by pinch hitter Bobby Whalen. Devin Taylor pinch hit and sent a ball back up the middle for his first collegiate hit and RBI.
at Auburn 6, Indiana 1

Up Next
Indiana and Auburn wrap up the three-game series with a 2 p.m. ET first pitch on Sunday, Feb. 19 from Plainsman Park. The game is available at IUHoosier.com/audio and via SEC Network+ on the ESPN App.